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Supplemental Statement of Operations Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Supplemental Income Statement Elements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Operations, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block] | Selected supplemental statement of operations information is presented below.
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (in millions)
Included in selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Research and development | $ | 14.3 |  |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 12.1 |
Advertising | 7.1 |  |  | 7.1 |  |  | 5.2 |
Interest expense, net: |  |  |  |  |
5.5% Senior Notes | $ | 24.8 |  |  | $ | 7.5 |  |  | $ | — |
Term Loan | — |  |  | 14.4 |  |  | 19.1 |
Deferred financing costs amortization | 1.2 |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 1.8 |
ABL Agreement | 0.6 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.8 |
Interest rate swap contracts | — |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.9 |
Capitalized interest | (3.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other interest expense | (0.2 | ) |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.6 |
| 23.3 |  |  | 25.3 |  |  | 24.2 |
Interest income | (3.5 | ) |  | (4.4 | ) |  | (2.0 | )
| $ | 19.8 |  |  | $ | 20.9 |  |  | $ | 22.2 |

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